Teacher Institute in Early American History

Description

This workshop will "involve teachers in an interdisciplinary approach to teaching social studies with colonial American history as the focus. Teachers will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with noted historians, meet character interpreters, and take part in reenactments of eighteenth-century events. They will review various interactive teaching techniques with a mentor teacher and with each other. Instructional materials in a variety of media will be provided to participants to use in their classrooms. Together with Colonial Williamsburg staff, teachers will prepare new instructional materials for use in their own classrooms."

Contact name
Turner, Amanda
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Colonial Williamsburg
Phone number
1 757-565-8417
Target Audience
Middle School
Start Date
Cost
$1,900.00
Course Credit
"Attendance in the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute provides you the opportunity to apply for three hours of graduate education credit from the University of San Diego (Course Title: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History). Credit will be given for attending all sessions of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute and submission of one original lesson plan based on historical content learned while attending the Teacher Institute."
Duration
Eight days
End Date

Teacher Institute in Early American History

Description

This workshop will "involve teachers in an interdisciplinary approach to teaching social studies with colonial American history as the focus. Teachers will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with noted historians, meet character interpreters, and take part in reenactments of eighteenth-century events. They will review various interactive teaching techniques with a mentor teacher and with each other. Instructional materials in a variety of media will be provided to participants to use in their classrooms. Together with Colonial Williamsburg staff, teachers will prepare new instructional materials for use in their own classrooms."

Contact name
Turner, Amanda
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Colonial Williamsburg
Phone number
1 757-565-8417
Target Audience
Elementary
Start Date
Cost
$1,900.00
Course Credit
"Attendance in the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute provides you the opportunity to apply for three hours of graduate education credit from the University of San Diego (Course Title: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History). Credit will be given for attending all sessions of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute and submission of one original lesson plan based on historical content learned while attending the Teacher Institute."
Duration
Eight days
End Date

Teacher Institute in Early American History

Description

This workshop will "involve teachers in an interdisciplinary approach to teaching social studies with colonial American history as the focus. Teachers will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with noted historians, meet character interpreters, and take part in reenactments of eighteenth-century events. They will review various interactive teaching techniques with a mentor teacher and with each other. Instructional materials in a variety of media will be provided to participants to use in their classrooms. Together with Colonial Williamsburg staff, teachers will prepare new instructional materials for use in their own classrooms."

Contact name
Turner, Amanda
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Colonial Williamsburg
Phone number
1 757-565-8417
Target Audience
Elementary
Start Date
Cost
$1,900.00
Course Credit
"Attendance in the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute provides you the opportunity to apply for three hours of graduate education credit from the University of San Diego (Course Title: Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History). Credit will be given for attending all sessions of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute and submission of one original lesson plan based on historical content learned while attending the Teacher Institute."
Duration
Eight days
End Date

The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson, and America, 1801-1861

Description

This workshop will "dig into the controversies and turbulence of Andrew Jackson, his times, and his reputation," focusing on the topics "Growing Democracy," "Cotton Economy and Slavery," "Indians and Westward Expansion," "Reform and Religion," "Women's Lives in a Changing America," and "Developing a Distinct American Material Culture." The workshop will include visits to historical sites, readings, curriculum planning, pedagogical sessions, lectures, and discussion.

Contact name
Leone, Jan
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 615-898-5580
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Co-director
Duration
Six days
End Date

The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson, and America, 1801-1861

Description

This workshop will "dig into the controversies and turbulence of Andrew Jackson, his times, and his reputation," focusing on the topics "Growing Democracy," "Cotton Economy and Slavery," "Indians and Westward Expansion," "Reform and Religion," "Women's Lives in a Changing America," and "Developing a Distinct American Material Culture." The workshop will include visits to historical sites, readings, curriculum planning, pedagogical sessions, lectures, and discussion.

Contact name
Leone, Jan
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 615-898-5580
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Co-director
Duration
Six days
End Date

Between Columbus and Jamestown: Spanish St. Augustine

Description

"The role of St. Augustine and Florida is often overlooked in the study of US colonial history, a study that often begins with the founding of Jamestown. Participants in this seminar explore the history and the cultures that created this fascinating colonial city. They examine the role the sea played in the city’s founding and development; the nature of the relationship between Spanish colonists and Native Americans; the role of the military in the founding, development, and everyday life of colonial Spanish St. Augustine; the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in shaping the colonial experience of the Spanish settlement; how women, native peoples, and people of color fit within the colonial social hierarchy. They reflect on the question of who writes history and how it is disseminated and the larger role that Spanish exploration and colonization played in America’s development."

Contact name
Schoenacher, Ann Simas
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Florida Center for Teachers
Phone number
1 727-873-2009
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Director
Duration
Five days
End Date

Calusa Culture and the Modern History of Old Marco Field Trip

Description

"Using the site of the Old Marco Inn, archaeologist William Marquardt guides a tour of the ancient Calusa ceremonial site."

Contact name
Perdichizzi, Elizabeth
Sponsoring Organization
Marco Island Historical Society
Phone number
1 239-394-6917
Target Audience
General Public
Start Date
Duration
One hour
Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/13/2008 - 15:40
Description

This workshop "will bring together a distinguished team of humanities scholars who will provide an interdisciplinary exploration of Hurston’s life and work. They include a literary scholar who has written extensively on Hurston; a folklorist who wrote the application that placed Eatonville on the Historic Register; a Hurston biographer; the director of the American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress, where most of Hurston’s folklife collection resides; and a colleague of Hurston’s in the WPA. Participants will examine Hurston’s accomplishments within the context of the historical and cultural development of the Eatonville community. They will grapple with compelling questions about how this unique black enclave fueled Hurston’s appreciation of folk culture, inspired her literary works, created her racial identity, and formed her sometimes controversial views on race." It will include readings, lectures, discussions, visits to historic sites, and curriculum development projects. Specific topics will include "Hurston’s Eatonville Roots," "Inspiration for Hurston’s Racial and Gender Identity, Folkloric Research, and Literary Work," "The Harlem Renaissance and the WPA," "Humor and Religion," and "Fort Pierce: From Halcyon Days to Obscurity."

Contact name
Schoenacher, Ann Simas
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 727-873-2010
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Director
Duration
One week
End Date
Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/13/2008 - 15:40
Description

This workshop "will bring together a distinguished team of humanities scholars who will provide an interdisciplinary exploration of Hurston’s life and work. They include a literary scholar who has written extensively on Hurston; a folklorist who wrote the application that placed Eatonville on the Historic Register; a Hurston biographer; the director of the American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress, where most of Hurston’s folklife collection resides; and a colleague of Hurston’s in the WPA. Participants will examine Hurston’s accomplishments within the context of the historical and cultural development of the Eatonville community. They will grapple with compelling questions about how this unique black enclave fueled Hurston’s appreciation of folk culture, inspired her literary works, created her racial identity, and formed her sometimes controversial views on race." It will include readings, lectures, discussions, visits to historic sites, and curriculum development projects. Specific topics will include "Hurston’s Eatonville Roots," "Inspiration for Hurston’s Racial and Gender Identity, Folkloric Research, and Literary Work," "The Harlem Renaissance and the WPA," "Humor and Religion," and "Fort Pierce: From Halcyon Days to Obscurity."

Contact name
Schoenacher, Ann Simas
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 727-873-2010
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Director
Duration
One week
End Date
Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/13/2008 - 15:40
Description

This workshop "will bring together a distinguished team of humanities scholars who will provide an interdisciplinary exploration of Hurston’s life and work. They include a literary scholar who has written extensively on Hurston; a folklorist who wrote the application that placed Eatonville on the Historic Register; a Hurston biographer; the director of the American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress, where most of Hurston’s folklife collection resides; and a colleague of Hurston’s in the WPA. Participants will examine Hurston’s accomplishments within the context of the historical and cultural development of the Eatonville community. They will grapple with compelling questions about how this unique black enclave fueled Hurston’s appreciation of folk culture, inspired her literary works, created her racial identity, and formed her sometimes controversial views on race." It will include readings, lectures, discussions, visits to historic sites, and curriculum development projects. Specific topics will include "Hurston’s Eatonville Roots," "Inspiration for Hurston’s Racial and Gender Identity, Folkloric Research, and Literary Work," "The Harlem Renaissance and the WPA," "Humor and Religion," and "Fort Pierce: From Halcyon Days to Obscurity."

Contact name
Schoenacher, Ann Simas
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 727-873-2010
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Project Director
Duration
One week
End Date